It’s been another busy week at the club with the stadium and training ground pitches under renovation and off the pitch I look forward to sharing more news in the coming days and weeks on new management and coaching appointments as well as the next round of information on player retentions and new signings. 

Yesterday we received confirmation of the allocation of teams within the women’s football pyramid which we have been waiting for before officially launching our women’s team season tickets and I can confirm we will be one of 12 teams competing in the FA Women’s National League Division 1 South East again this season where we will be joined by promoted teams Luton Town and Fulham as well as MK Dons who were relegated from the division above. Billericay Town will not be joining us as originally expected having been granted a reprieve from relegation due to the impact of withdrawals. 

So I am pleased to announce that the women’s team season tickets are officially on sale at early bird prices and can be purchased via the following link. 

https://app.fanbaseclub.com/Fan/SeasonTickets/SelectType?clubId=126 

The sharp-eyed among you will have noticed that the link has been live for a couple of weeks but we wanted to make sure there were no surprises in the league allocations before advertising their availability. 

For those of you who would like a season ticket that covers both the men’s and women’s home league fixtures those tickets are still in their early bird window and available via this link. 

https://app.fanbaseclub.com/Fan/SeasonTickets/SelectType?clubId=123 

I also want to explain the delay in releasing our pre-season plans for both teams as I know some of you have been trying to piece together the schedule from fixtures published by other clubs. This year we decided to go early and get a head start on a full pre-season for the men’s team plus preparing some of the women’s team fixtures while still leaving room for the incoming manager to factor in their own plans. 

Unfortunately going early meant that two of our six fixtures were subsequently cancelled due to changes by our opponents in either their management or preparation plans and we are doing everything we can to firm up alternatives so we don’t advertise fixtures for our fans to plan around only to see you having to undo those plans. 

We will publish a full calendar with placeholders for any dates with unconfirmed fixtures along with information on these season’s summer ticket pass to all home games by Wednesday next week at the latest. 

Thank you for your patience and support and I look forward to seeing you in July. 

On behalf of the club and the board. 

Ben Clasper, Chairman